WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Recounts Legislative Accomplishments Over His House & Senate Career April 25, 2025 SPRINGFIELD - In a video message shared with Illinois voters earlier this week, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) reflected on some of his most meaningful accomplishments as a member of the House of Representatives for seven terms and as a member of the U.S. Senate for five terms. This foll  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Statement On The Arrest Of A Wisconsin Judge By The FBI For Allegedly Obstructing An Immigration Operation April 25, 2025 ROME - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement regarding the arrest of Judge Hannah Dugan, a Milwaukee County circuit judge, by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Markey To Attend Late Pope Francis' Funeral On Saturday April 25, 2025 ROME - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) announced today that they will attend the late Pope Francis' funeral at the Vatican City on Saturday. The bipartisan Senate delegation is being led by Durbin and U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME). Along with Markey, Senators Mi  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following speech on April 23, 2025, by Governor Christopher J. Waller at a Fed Listens event hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: * * * Welcoming Remarks Thank you, Alberto, it is great to be back in St. Louis. And thank you to everyone here for this great turnout, which is itself a big part of what we are trying to accomplish today./1 Fed Listens is about hearing from the public on the Federal Reserve's approach to monetary   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 25 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Healthcare Company Vantive to Invest $23 Million in New U.S. Headquarters in Illinois State EDGE incentive supports company investment that will create 50 new jobs in Deerfield DEERFIELD \- Today, Governor JB Pritzker, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO), and Vantive announced that Vantive will invest $23 million and locate its new U.S. headquarters in De  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 25 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Honoring Illinois' Fallen The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor JB Pritzker that all person or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff in honor and remembrance of: Chicago Fire Department Captain David Meyer Please lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Colleagues Demand Social Security Head Keep Field Offices Open Today, Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) sent a letter to the Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA) Leland Dudek to demand that he keep Social Security field offices open. Americans will also deliver the letter in-person to Social Security field offices across the country today, in a show of support for Social Secu  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal, Larson, Hayes, 100+ Lawmakers Demand Social Security Head Keep Field Offices Open WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representatives John Larson (D-Conn.-01) and Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.-05) joined a coalition of over 100 Congressional Democrats in writing to the Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administrat  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Danny K. Davis, D-Illinois, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on April 24, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I am deeply concerned by President Trump's chaotic, contradictory, and harmful trade policy that affect American families and my state of Illinois. His emergency powers to impose tariffs have disrupted business and commerce to operate successfully during a time of inconsistent policy initiatives with major  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Bill Foster, D-Illinois, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on April 24, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the exemplary life and leadership of the late Mayor William F. Murphy, a public servant who dedicated his career to the betterment of Woodridge and its neighboring communities. Mayor Murphy's 41 years of leadership, as Village Trustee from 1972 until 1981 and then Mayor from 1981 un  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The Social Security Administration has released the following public communication dated April 4, 2025, from Legal Council for Health Justice, Chicago, Illinois: * * * To: Leeland Dudek, Acting Commissioner of Social Security Social Security Administration 6401 Security Blvd. Baltimore, Maryland 21235 Docket No: SSA-2025-0003 Re: Comments in response to 90 Fed. Reg. 9488 Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Reconsideration--Disability Cessation *   more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following news: * * * USDA Announces 2025 Plans for Eradicating Asian Longhorned Beetle in Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, and South Carolina WASHINGTON, April 25, 2025 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing its 2025 plans for combatting Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) infestations in Massachusetts, New York, Ohi  more